Private foundation (trust)EIN 231365325Est. 1937-12
SAMUEL S FELS FUND
PHILADELPHIA, PA 191023627
Accepts unsolicited proposalsTotal Assets
$45.1M
FY 2023
Annual Giving
$2.0M
FY 2023
Grants Made
106
FY 2023
Avg Grant
$19K
FY 2023
Grant Range
$5K–$75K
Typical
Deadlines
Open / rolling
Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
$2.9MThe samuel s. Fels fund (fels fund) is a private, independent foundation with a commitment to improving conditions and opportunities for marginalized communities within the city of philadelphia. Fels fund provides grants to support services, advocacy and activities that move us towards a more social, racially and economically just society. Fels fund has three funding streams: 1. Arts and culture 2. Social, racial and economic justice 3. Immigrants and refugees in addition to its grantmaking programs, fels fund invests its endowment in funds and projects aligned with its mission and other socially responsible opportunities.
Financial Snapshot
2023 filing
Total Revenue
$1.2M
Total Expenses
$3.0M
Qualifying Distributions
$2.9M
Distributable Amount
$2.1M
Min. Investment Return
$2.2M
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
106 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
3 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
219 grants
Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.
Grant Size Distribution
219 grants
Geographic Focus
6 states
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